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ruins of old rides
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flavious27
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NiarrNDisney
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RonAnnArbor
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How about in-park ruins!
The Swiss Chalet loading dock for the old Skyride that is still there at MK (although it is finally slated to be torn down)....The old skyride supports themselves for the wheel-towers were there for years and years, now finally being torn down for the Fantasyland renovation...
The vestiges of the Swan Boats throughout MK, including the old loading dock, and in places, underwater infrastructure that has never been removed (look around in Adventureland where it used to loop in and and about)....
The Boat Ride at Animal Kingdom -- or the "boat-ride to nowhere" as we used to call it; now they use the landing docks for Character meet and greets....
The old Tomorrowland outdoor theater -- now only windows and a parking lot where the theater used to be until two years ago...
Is it fair to call the entire "Studio Tram Tour" a ruin?....
The entire WoL pavilion at Epcot...still there, nothing but ruin inside...
The top floor of the Imagination Building at Epcot -- just a big glass pyramid of emptiness (although they occasionally use it for meetings and staff training)
Just to name a few....
The Swiss Chalet loading dock for the old Skyride that is still there at MK (although it is finally slated to be torn down)....The old skyride supports themselves for the wheel-towers were there for years and years, now finally being torn down for the Fantasyland renovation...
The vestiges of the Swan Boats throughout MK, including the old loading dock, and in places, underwater infrastructure that has never been removed (look around in Adventureland where it used to loop in and and about)....
The Boat Ride at Animal Kingdom -- or the "boat-ride to nowhere" as we used to call it; now they use the landing docks for Character meet and greets....
The old Tomorrowland outdoor theater -- now only windows and a parking lot where the theater used to be until two years ago...
Is it fair to call the entire "Studio Tram Tour" a ruin?....
The entire WoL pavilion at Epcot...still there, nothing but ruin inside...
The top floor of the Imagination Building at Epcot -- just a big glass pyramid of emptiness (although they occasionally use it for meetings and staff training)
Just to name a few....
Penelope
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We walked to the Wonders of Life Pavilion without knowledge that it was closed several years ago. Wonder why they are just letting it sit there?
Also - unless they have revamped/removed it since 2007 - there was a restaurant that overlooked the water right at the end of Future World in Epcot and the beginning of World Showcase. In 2004 it seemed to be a stroller parking area with bathrooms open, but in 2007 we peeped in the windows and it was totally empty. If it has been removed or redone since then my apologies!
I really enjoy reading this thread thanks to those who have posted images and videos!
flavious27
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That is the odyssey, it is used for special events and CM dinning.
You guys brought back old memories...
In 77 and 79 we went to wdw when I was a kid. I remember staying in the campground and going to river country. It was a lot of fun.
Is the beach at the contemporary still there? We would take the boat from the campground and hang out on the lakefront beach at the contemporary (I think - it could have been Polynesian).
I also remember the boat ride to nowhere at AK. The first year it opened, wife and I went, and they did the boat tour. Two years later we returned and the docks are there, but no boats. Characters instead. Surprised me.
Is the body wars building still there? I thought it had been torn down to put in mission space. I'll have to look for it next time I'm in that area.
In 77 and 79 we went to wdw when I was a kid. I remember staying in the campground and going to river country. It was a lot of fun.
Is the beach at the contemporary still there? We would take the boat from the campground and hang out on the lakefront beach at the contemporary (I think - it could have been Polynesian).
I also remember the boat ride to nowhere at AK. The first year it opened, wife and I went, and they did the boat tour. Two years later we returned and the docks are there, but no boats. Characters instead. Surprised me.
Is the body wars building still there? I thought it had been torn down to put in mission space. I'll have to look for it next time I'm in that area.
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Saw the wonders of life building today! There it was, half hidden behind mission space. I was there early to go to akershus, and saw a rope across the ramp leading up to the building. It would have been nice to go up to the building and look, but I never got back over there. The buildings honeycomb looking roof is really cool. Glad to see it still there.